Learning SAS® by Example: A Programmer's Guide

Description

Learn to program SAS by example!

If you like learning by example, then Learning SAS by Example: A Programmer's Guide makes it easy to learn SAS programming. In an instructive and conversational tone, author Ron Cody clearly explains each programming technique and then illustrates it with one or more real-life examples, followed by a detailed description of how the program works. The text is divided into four major sections: Getting Started; DATA Step Processing; Presenting and Summarizing Your Data; and Advanced Topics. Subjects addressed include:

Reading data from external sources

Learning details of DATA step programming

Subsetting and combining SAS data sets

Understanding SAS functions and working with arrays

Creating reports with PROC REPORT and PROC TABULATE

Learning to use the SAS Output Delivery System

Getting started with the SAS macro language

Introducing PROC SQL

You can test your knowledge and hone your skills by solving the problems at the end of each chapter. (Solutions to odd-numbered problems are located at the back of this book. Solutions to all problems are available to instructors by visiting Ron Cody's author page for details.) This book is intended for beginners and intermediate users. Readers should know how to enter and submit a SAS program from their operating system.